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Humanitarian Funding Cuts Put 11 Million Refugees At Risk: UN
Massive cuts to humanitarian budgets risk leaving more than 11 million refugees without desperately needed aid, the United Nations warned Friday.
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Over 300,000 Refugees Return To Syria Since President Assad's Ouster: UN
More than 300,000 refugees have returned to Syria since president Bashar al-Assad was overthrown, the United Nations said Friday.
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Trump's Bid To Take Over Gaza, Resettle Its People "Very Surprising": UN
The head of the UN refugee agency voiced consternation Wednesday at President Donald Trump's shock proposal for the United States to take over the Gaza Strip and resettle its people.
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Outflow Of Gazans Into Egypt Would Make Conflict Resolution Impossible: UN Refugee Chief
The prospect of Gazans crossing into Egypt from Rafah to escape a military assault would make the resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict impossible and cause an "atrocious dilemma" for the people fleeing, the UN refugee chief said.
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Angelina Jolie Leaves UN Refugee Agency After More Than 20 Years
Angelina Jolie announced Friday that she is stepping down from her role as the UNHCR's special envoy after more than 20 years of working with the United Nations' refugee agency.
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Global Food Crisis Will Drive Record Displacement Levels Higher: UN
A food security crisis stoked by the Ukraine war is set to push more people to flee their homes in poorer countries, driving record levels of global displacement even higher, the head of the U.N. refugee agency (UNHCR) said.
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Over 3,000 People Lost In Sea Crossings To Europe In 2021: UN Report
More than 3,000 people died or went missing in the Mediterranean and Atlantic while trying to reach Europe last year -- double the toll from 2020, the United Nations said Friday.
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More Than 1.7 Million People Flee War In Ukraine: UN Refugee Agency
More than 1.7 million people have fled Ukraine since Russia launched its full-scale invasion on February 24, according to the latest data from the United Nations on Monday.
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UN Appeals For $33 Million To Protect Refugees Amid Coronavirus Outbreak
The United Nations made an urgent appeal on Tuesday for tens of millions of dollars to help protect vulnerable refugees against the spread of the deadly new coronavirus.
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With Phone And Hashtag, Saudi Asylum Seeker Outflanks Thai Authorities
When an 18 year old Saudi asylum seeker arrived in Bangkok she faced immediate deportation but instead she is in the hands of the UN refugee agency, her social media savvy galvanising a global campaign that caught the Thai government flat-footed.
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Antonio Guterres Backs UN Concern On India's Deportation Of Rohingya
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres stands behind the UN refugee agency (UNHCR)'s expression of concern over India repatriating seven Rohingyas to Myanmar, his spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said yesterday.
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Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu Scraps African Migrant Relocation Deal With UN
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday he was cancelling an agreement with the U.N. refugee agency to relocate thousands of African migrants, bowing to right-wing pressure to scrap the deal.
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"Worst Is Yet To Come" With 400,000 Trapped In West Mosul: United Nation
An estimated 400,000 Iraqis are trapped in the ISIS-controlled Old City of west Mosul facing food shortages and growing panic under shelling that could provoke a mass exodus, the United Nations refugee agency UNHCR said on Thursday.
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Angelina Jolie Appeals For Commitment To 'Imperfect' UN
U.N. refugee agency special envoy Angelina Jolie made an impassioned plea on Wednesday for internationalism in the face of wars driving people from their homes and a "rising tide of nationalism masquerading as patriotism".
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US Sends Marines To South Sudan To Protect Americans
The US military in Africa said today it has sent 40 additional soldiers to South Sudan's capital, Juba, to help secure American personnel and facilities in the war-torn city, while South Sudanese trying to flee the country by road reported attacks, killings and robberies by armed men.
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Humanitarian Funding Cuts Put 11 Million Refugees At Risk: UN
Massive cuts to humanitarian budgets risk leaving more than 11 million refugees without desperately needed aid, the United Nations warned Friday.
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Over 300,000 Refugees Return To Syria Since President Assad's Ouster: UN
More than 300,000 refugees have returned to Syria since president Bashar al-Assad was overthrown, the United Nations said Friday.
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Trump's Bid To Take Over Gaza, Resettle Its People "Very Surprising": UN
The head of the UN refugee agency voiced consternation Wednesday at President Donald Trump's shock proposal for the United States to take over the Gaza Strip and resettle its people.
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Outflow Of Gazans Into Egypt Would Make Conflict Resolution Impossible: UN Refugee Chief
The prospect of Gazans crossing into Egypt from Rafah to escape a military assault would make the resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict impossible and cause an "atrocious dilemma" for the people fleeing, the UN refugee chief said.
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Angelina Jolie Leaves UN Refugee Agency After More Than 20 Years
Angelina Jolie announced Friday that she is stepping down from her role as the UNHCR's special envoy after more than 20 years of working with the United Nations' refugee agency.
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Global Food Crisis Will Drive Record Displacement Levels Higher: UN
A food security crisis stoked by the Ukraine war is set to push more people to flee their homes in poorer countries, driving record levels of global displacement even higher, the head of the U.N. refugee agency (UNHCR) said.
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Over 3,000 People Lost In Sea Crossings To Europe In 2021: UN Report
More than 3,000 people died or went missing in the Mediterranean and Atlantic while trying to reach Europe last year -- double the toll from 2020, the United Nations said Friday.
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More Than 1.7 Million People Flee War In Ukraine: UN Refugee Agency
More than 1.7 million people have fled Ukraine since Russia launched its full-scale invasion on February 24, according to the latest data from the United Nations on Monday.
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UN Appeals For $33 Million To Protect Refugees Amid Coronavirus Outbreak
The United Nations made an urgent appeal on Tuesday for tens of millions of dollars to help protect vulnerable refugees against the spread of the deadly new coronavirus.
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With Phone And Hashtag, Saudi Asylum Seeker Outflanks Thai Authorities
When an 18 year old Saudi asylum seeker arrived in Bangkok she faced immediate deportation but instead she is in the hands of the UN refugee agency, her social media savvy galvanising a global campaign that caught the Thai government flat-footed.
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Antonio Guterres Backs UN Concern On India's Deportation Of Rohingya
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres stands behind the UN refugee agency (UNHCR)'s expression of concern over India repatriating seven Rohingyas to Myanmar, his spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said yesterday.
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Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu Scraps African Migrant Relocation Deal With UN
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday he was cancelling an agreement with the U.N. refugee agency to relocate thousands of African migrants, bowing to right-wing pressure to scrap the deal.
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"Worst Is Yet To Come" With 400,000 Trapped In West Mosul: United Nation
An estimated 400,000 Iraqis are trapped in the ISIS-controlled Old City of west Mosul facing food shortages and growing panic under shelling that could provoke a mass exodus, the United Nations refugee agency UNHCR said on Thursday.
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Angelina Jolie Appeals For Commitment To 'Imperfect' UN
U.N. refugee agency special envoy Angelina Jolie made an impassioned plea on Wednesday for internationalism in the face of wars driving people from their homes and a "rising tide of nationalism masquerading as patriotism".
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US Sends Marines To South Sudan To Protect Americans
The US military in Africa said today it has sent 40 additional soldiers to South Sudan's capital, Juba, to help secure American personnel and facilities in the war-torn city, while South Sudanese trying to flee the country by road reported attacks, killings and robberies by armed men.
